In an AHPTF, who would have primary responsibility for serving as spokesperson for emergency physician needs with regard to disaster preparedness?
a. Chief nursing officer
b. Marketing director
c. Department medical chair
d. Chief information technology officer
C
The emergency department medical chair would represent all aspects of emergency medicine and physician needs related to all-hazards preparedness.
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1. IgE 2. IgG 3. IgM 4. IgA
The nurse is employed at a diabetic clinic and is assisting a client with maintenance of blood glucose status. When assessing nurse–client responsibilities, which responsibility does the nurse most expect of the client?
A) Be courteous to others. B) Comply with the set regimen. C) Be nonjudgmental. D) Possess knowledge.
The nurse is caring for patients on a cardiac unit. Which patient should the nurse assess first?
1. patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who is reporting dyspnea 2. patient who had a cardiac catheterization and will be ambulating for the first time 3. patient receiving antibiotics for bacterial endocarditis who is reporting anxiety and chest pain 4. patient recovering from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery with a temperature of 101°F.
Which patient behavior would require the most immediate limit-setting?
a. The patient makes self-deprecating remarks. b. At a goal-setting meeting, the patient interrupts others to express delusions. c. A patient shouts at a roommate, "You are perverted! You watched me undress." d. During dinner, a patient manipulates an older adult patient to obtain a second dessert.